Are you refering to the icon on the top launcher? If so go into applications>office right click the Openoffice icon you want and select "Add this launcer to panel"

I'm refering to this: http://ooqstart.sourceforge.net/

I read the next: "The program attempts to keep a background process alive at all times, even if that process is terminated by the user. The four main applications: Writer, Calc, Draw, and Impress can be launched directly from the context menu of the applet."

So, I understand the main program goal is to "pre-load" the Ooo appplications to improve an minimize the needed loading time.

Maybe I'm wrong... :-/